Ellen Swift
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Ellen Swift | |
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Alma mater | University College London |
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Discipline | Archaeology |
Sub-discipline | Classical archaeology |
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Ellen Swift FSA is a British archaeologist and Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Kent.[1][2]
Professor Swift studied at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London for her BA, MA, and PhD.[3]
Swift is a specialist in material culture studies of the Roman world, including dress accessories and functional artefacts including dice.[4][5] She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in October 2005.[2] In 2001, the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference formed a standing committee to oversee the conference, consisting of Swift, Martin Carruthers, Carol van Driel-Murray, Andrew Gardner, Jason Lucas, and Louise Revell. The committee also edited the proceedings for the 2001 conference.[6]
Publications
[edit]- Swift, E. (2017). Roman Artefacts and Society: Design, Behaviour and Experience. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Swift, E. (2009). Style and Function in Roman Decoration: Living with Objects and Interiors. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate.
- Swift, E. (2003). "Transformation in Meaning: Amber and Glass Beads Across the Roman Frontier", Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, Canterbury 2002. 48–57. doi:10.16995/TRAC2002_48_57
- Swift, E. (2000). Regionality in Dress Accessories in the Late Roman West. Montagnac: Editions Monique Mergoil.
- Swift, E. (2000). The End of the Western Roman Empire: An Archaeological Investigation. Stroud: Tempus.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Ellen Swift FSA Reader in Archaeology". University of Kent. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Fellows directory: Dr Ellen Swift". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Ellen Swift - Classical & Archaeological Studies". University of Kent. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Swift, E. (2008). Roman Dress Accessories. Shire Publications.
- ^ Greenword, V. (20 February 2018). "The Shape of Ancient Dice Suggests Shifting Beliefs in Fate and Chance". The Atlantic. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Carruthers, Martin; van Driel Murray, Carol; Gardner, Andrew; Lucas, Jason; Revell, Louise; Swift, Ellen (2002), "Preface", in Carruthers, Martin; van Driel Murray, Carol; Gardner, Andrew; Lucas, Jason; Revell, Louise; Swift, Ellen (eds.), TRAC 2001: Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, vol. 11, pp. iv, doi:10.16995/TRAC2001_i_iv
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